Williams breaks silence on Grambling

8:36 AM,
Oct. 29, 2013

Former NFL star Doug Williams who was fired as the football coach at Grambling after two games this season says he did not play a role in the players' decision to boycott a recent game against Jackson State.

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Matt Vines
Gannett Louisiana

Former Grambling football coach and quarterback legend Doug Williams hadn't publicly commented on the football team's boycott, saying just that he was "proud of them boys" in a text message to USA Today this past week.

That is until interview Sunday with the NFL Network.

Williams, who went 61-34 in his eight-plus seasons and two stints but lost 12 of his last 13 games, said his firing on Sept. 11 two games into Grambling's season had nothing to do with his on-field performance. ...